W.D. Okla. LCrR1.2

(a) The rules of procedure in any criminal proceeding in this court shall be as

prescribed by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, the rules of the Supreme

Court of the United States, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, any applicable rules of

the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and these local criminal court rules.

(b) Where in any proceeding or in any instance there is no applicable rule of

procedure, a judge may prescribe the same.

(c) The trial judge has discretion in any criminal case to waive any requirement of

these local rules when the administration of justice requires.

(d) These rules supersede all previous criminal court rules promulgated by this

court or any judge of this court. They shall govern all applicable criminal proceedings

brought in this court after they take effect. They also shall apply to all criminal

proceedings pending at the time they take effect, except to the extent that, in the opinion

of the court, the application thereof would not be feasible or would work an injustice.

(e) These local criminal rules shall be known as the Local Criminal Rules of

the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. They may be cited

as “LCrR .”